Total Crime Rate
240.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
88.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Edgar Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Heathfield , and the 31st highest crime rate of 592 local areas in Richmond upon Thames .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Edgar Road (TW4 5QL) in the last 12 months was 240.1 per 1,000 residents and was 179.2% higher than the Heathfield average (86.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 88.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Edgar Road (TW4 5QL), the main crime hotspot is near Simpson Road. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Heathfield| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Daniel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bird Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Edgar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edgar Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Arden Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Arden Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Arden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Arden Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canham Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hanworth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hanworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lea Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Bird Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Edgar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Telford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Telford Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorland Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bristol Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bristol Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bristol Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Bodicea Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Daniel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Daniel Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Daniel Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Edgar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Arden Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Edgar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Simpson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Simpson Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Simpson Road | — |
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